Streator Voice September 3, 2010
Motion picture short being filmed in Streator area...by Stu Bloom
Sentinel-Tribune September 1, 2010
MOVIE MAKING...on horseback right here in Wood county...Local talents of humans and horses used in biblical western... by Bill Ryan www.sent-trib.com
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Pemberville ranch site of new movie 'Whitehorse Revelations' based on News Testament Updated: Monday, 14 Jun 2010, 9:29 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 14 Jun 2010, 9:27 PM EDT
VILLAGE OF PEMBERVILLE, Ohio (WUPW) - It might not be Hollywood but a ranch in Pemberville in Wood County is close enough for an independent filmmaker.
River Roubaix has selected the Pemberville ranch for his new film tentatively called "Whitehorse Revelations," which is based on the New Testament Bible passage in the Book of Revelations.
Roubaix plans to enter the film in festivals around the world.
He picked the farm in Pemberville for his set because of one of its horses, and an Andalusian named "Santiago."
Published : Monday, 14 Jun 2010, 9:27 PM EDT
VILLAGE OF PEMBERVILLE, Ohio (WUPW) - It might not be Hollywood but a ranch in Pemberville in Wood County is close enough for an independent filmmaker.
River Roubaix has selected the Pemberville ranch for his new film tentatively called "Whitehorse Revelations," which is based on the New Testament Bible passage in the Book of Revelations.
Roubaix plans to enter the film in festivals around the world.
He picked the farm in Pemberville for his set because of one of its horses, and an Andalusian named "Santiago."
The Toledo Blade
Article published June 21, 2010Local writer puts his story of Revelation on short film
WOODVILLE, Ohio - Within the gates of a Woodville farm, River Roubaix works on his first short film. In his late 50s, the creative writer from Marblehead wants to fulfill a lifelong dream as an actor and director. On U.S. 23, in front of Harmony Acres Farm, a large orange sign reads: "Set of Whitehorse Revelations." It's a story about Colt McLean, a rancher from Texas who comes upon a young missionary and her 7-year-old daughter. The protagonist is haunted by an elegant and mysterious white horse, lingering in the background of several of the movie's scenes. "These characters would talk to me at 3 in the morning," he said, "and I would rush to my computer and write down what they said before I forgot." Mr. Roubaix, who attended Bowling Green State University in the 1970s, wrote the screenplay a decade ago. This year, he finally acquired the funds to produce it as a 25-minute short. The production will cost somewhere in the realm of $20,000, he said. The white horse is a reference to passage 19:11 from the Book of Revelation, and is said to symbolize either the Holy Spirit or the Antichrist. He describes the film as a "Western" interpretation of this passage and as "very controversial." Mr. Roubaix plans to enter the short in several film festivals, with the prestigious Sundance Festival in Utah as his top priority. He hopes to arrange for several local screenings. Mr. Roubaix said he hopes that any acclaim for his work might attract investors to expand the movie into a full-length feature film. In addition to playing the main character, Colt McLean, Mr. Roubaix is directing the film with the assistance of his friend Eric Miller, who is a recent graduate of Bowling Green's Film Studies program. Mr. Miller is assistant director and co-producer and has recruited two friends from
Bowling Green to work as cinematographer and sound technician. Also on set with Mr. Roubaix are five supporting cast members, a production assistant, photographer, and 15 wranglers to take care of the eight horses used in the production. Since filming began, Mr. Roubaix has lived at the farm, mending fences, building stables, and shooting firearms during the day and sleeping beside a campfire by night with the horses nearby. Filming for Whitehorse Revelations was completed yesterday. In the coming weeks, Mr. Roubaix plans to send the film to an editor in Cleveland and a composer at Bowling Green who will score it with music. He hopes to have all the post-production completed by Aug. 16 - this year's deadline for submissions to the Sundance Festival.
WOODVILLE, Ohio - Within the gates of a Woodville farm, River Roubaix works on his first short film. In his late 50s, the creative writer from Marblehead wants to fulfill a lifelong dream as an actor and director. On U.S. 23, in front of Harmony Acres Farm, a large orange sign reads: "Set of Whitehorse Revelations." It's a story about Colt McLean, a rancher from Texas who comes upon a young missionary and her 7-year-old daughter. The protagonist is haunted by an elegant and mysterious white horse, lingering in the background of several of the movie's scenes. "These characters would talk to me at 3 in the morning," he said, "and I would rush to my computer and write down what they said before I forgot." Mr. Roubaix, who attended Bowling Green State University in the 1970s, wrote the screenplay a decade ago. This year, he finally acquired the funds to produce it as a 25-minute short. The production will cost somewhere in the realm of $20,000, he said. The white horse is a reference to passage 19:11 from the Book of Revelation, and is said to symbolize either the Holy Spirit or the Antichrist. He describes the film as a "Western" interpretation of this passage and as "very controversial." Mr. Roubaix plans to enter the short in several film festivals, with the prestigious Sundance Festival in Utah as his top priority. He hopes to arrange for several local screenings. Mr. Roubaix said he hopes that any acclaim for his work might attract investors to expand the movie into a full-length feature film. In addition to playing the main character, Colt McLean, Mr. Roubaix is directing the film with the assistance of his friend Eric Miller, who is a recent graduate of Bowling Green's Film Studies program. Mr. Miller is assistant director and co-producer and has recruited two friends from
Bowling Green to work as cinematographer and sound technician. Also on set with Mr. Roubaix are five supporting cast members, a production assistant, photographer, and 15 wranglers to take care of the eight horses used in the production. Since filming began, Mr. Roubaix has lived at the farm, mending fences, building stables, and shooting firearms during the day and sleeping beside a campfire by night with the horses nearby. Filming for Whitehorse Revelations was completed yesterday. In the coming weeks, Mr. Roubaix plans to send the film to an editor in Cleveland and a composer at Bowling Green who will score it with music. He hopes to have all the post-production completed by Aug. 16 - this year's deadline for submissions to the Sundance Festival.
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